Frankinsella: from pix of Whitby fest pals to goth/fetish high art. OUR APRIL COVER STORY is a three-page profile of photographer Frankinsella, who began his photographic journey in the 1990s as designated group snapper for pals attending Whitby Goth Weekends. Upgrading from compact camera to DSLR...
Libidex sales: Hot and Skimpy men 30% off + LatexExpress up to 70%. UPDATE: Two Libidex sales are currently running on its latex lines. Its Hot and Skimpy men’s shorts and vests line has been expanded, and is on sale at 30 percent off. Plus, newly announced for Easter is a LatexExpress flash sale with...
German Fetish Ball moves to Aug; Easter Fetish Meet moves to 2022. German Fetish Ball moves from its original mid-May dates in Berlin to a new slot in late August because of delays in Germany’s vaccination programme. Meanwhile, the Easter Fetish Meeting scheduled for Easter Weekend in Essen has been...
Beyond latex: how social media woes fit into the bigger picture THIS COMPANION PIECE to our Latex vs Social Media March cover story came about because, while researching the latter, other stories kept popping up that seemed to be part of a wider issue. Some events, such as last year’s new latex...
Latex vs social media: a year of purges, persecution and panic. OUR MARCH COVER STORY is a major three-page investigation into how increased censorship by social media platforms has unfairly targeted the latex community. From Instagram’s ‘unrelated’ latex hashtag ban last autumn to the ‘14 years...
Eustratia: a decade of design – my life in latex by Stacey Black. OUR NEW YEAR COVER STORY is a fascinating account by designer Stacey Black of the life (to date) of Eustratia, her much-admired latex fashion brand. Published on the label’s tenth anniversary, our three-page article describes...
London Fetish Film Festival 2020: streaming for you this weekend! London Fetish Film Festival 2020 has been reconfigured this year as a one-night livestreaming event after its successful launch as a multi-day festival last year. Streamed by PinkLabel.tv on Sunday evening (December 13) from 6pm London...
Girls: Doralba Picerno revisits her book and its iconic cover shot. OUR DECEMBER COVER STORY was prompted by a recent Facebook thread about an iconic fetish image of “unknown” origin. In fact, the famous photo, of model Natalie in a J Design corset, was by London photographer Doralba Picerno – used...
Disabled access to events: a legal right being ignored – Mik Scarlet Disabled access to events is probably not the first thing on our minds as we wait for fetish parties to return, post-Covid. But for fetish fans with disabilities – like campaigner and longtime scenester Mik Scarlet – the lack...
Impermeable Delectables shop from Meatface and Vanderhorne. NOVEMBER COVER STORY: Photographer Kat Toronto, alias fetish self-portrait artist Miss Meatface, has just launched online shop Impermeable Delectables with her partner, Resistance Gallery’s Garry Vanderhorne. The store offers a range of fetish-related...
